Today I took Frank to have a training class (培训课). We got there earlier than most of the other dogs and owners.
Mr. Brown helped us teach our dogs some skills (本领). When the dog did it, he said, “Good dog!” He was a serious man but he laughed a lot with dogs. He said Frank was smarter than other dogs.
Next to Frank was also a smart dog. His name was Sam. His short legs made him look funny, but he could run faster than many of the bigger dogs. His owner was a quiet girl and looked a little shy. So I said hello to her first. I hoped she could be my friend.
At the end of the class, Mr. Brown told me that Frank did the best this class and he would give him a ball.
【小题1】 The meaning (意思) of the underlined word “owner” is 　　　.

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　　People can have heart problems. So can dogs. Ginger, a ten-year-old dog, had such a serious heart problem that her life was in danger. Ginger's owner, Mrs. Brown, loved her dog very much and couldn't lose her. The newspaper in the town, where Mrs. Brown lived, carried a story about Ginger and her problem. A manufacturer of heart pacemakers(起搏器) came to save Ginger. Pacemakers are usually used for people, but the manufacturer gave one to help save the dog's life. The cost of the pacemaker would be 850 dollars, but Mrs. Brown received one as a present. The doctor who installed the pacemaker in Ginger was a veterinarian(兽医). Ginger was operated on for 45 minutes, and Mrs. Brown hoped that the dog would be able to live a healthy life.

　　Pacemakers are often used to help people with heart problems, but an operation like this is quite unusual for an animal. A pacemaker is installed to help regulate (调节) the heartbeat (心跳). For a heart that beats weakly, the pacemaker helps keep a strong beat.

(1) A heart problem almost ________

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A. made Mrs. Brown die

B. didn't need an operation

C. cost Ginger life

D. killed several doctors

(2) A manufacturer of pacemakers ________.

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A. buys them

B. makes them

C. does dangerous work

D. hurts broken hearts

(3) Few animals have pacemakers because the pacemakers ________.

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A. don't help animals

B. are too large for animals

C. make too much noise

D. cost a lot of money

(4) Something that's installed is ________.

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A. found in a house

B. put in place

C. out of the way

D. always too expensive

(5) The newspaper story caused (made happen)

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A. many people to be worried

B. veterinarians to be out of work

C. Mrs. Brown to understand

D. Ginger to get some help

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　　Mr Scott is a veterinarian(兽医). He has the only clinic in the small town. The farmers near the town often ask him to treat(治疗)their domestic animals(家畜). There are a lot of people in his clinic and sometimes he’s waken up late at night. So he’s always busy and hopes to have a good rest.

　　One evening it was raining hard. When the last man left his clinic, he was too tired to stand. He went to bed after a quick supper. He looked at his watch and it was five to eleven and soon went to sleep. And at twenty past eleven the telephone bell woke him up. He told his wife to answer it.

　　“Hello,”said a man. “This is Mr Ted here, May I speak to Mr Scott. please?”“Sorry, he went out half an hour ago, ”answered Mrs Scott. “I’m afraid he won’t come back this evening. ”

　　“Something is wrong with my dog’s eyes. But I don’t know what to do.”Mr Scott was afraid the man would bring his dog to his clinic. He asked his wife to answer the man on the phone as he said. Mr Ted thanked her and then asked, “By the way, is the man lying by you qualified(有资格的)to treat my dog?”

1．Mr Scott is always busy because ________.

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A．he’s a veterinarian

B．he’s a good man

C．only he has a veterinary clinic in the town

D．he knows the domestic animals well

2．Mr Scott hurried to bed because ________.

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A．it was too late

B．he was very tired

C．he was afraid to be sent for

D．he would be waken up very soon

3．Mr Scott slept only for ________ and the telephone bell rang.

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A．more than half an hour

B．more than an hour

C．less than twenty minutes

D．about twenty-five minutes

4．________,so he asked his wife to answer the man instead.

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A．Mr Scott wouldn’t treat any animals that night

B．Mr Scott never goes out in the rain

C．Something was wrong with Mr Scott

D．Mrs Scott is also a good veterinarian

5．It seemed ________.

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A．Mr Ted believed Mrs Scott’s answer

B．Mr Ted didn’t believe Mrs Scott answer

C．Mrs Scott’s answer was right

D．Mrs Scott learned to treat the domestic animals